English Language Arts - Common Core

Review and practice of Common Core State Standards prepares students for state, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced assessments
Diagnostic Tryout Test—standards-based questions determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and guide individual instruction.

Comprehensive coverage—all standards are covered in depth.

Authentic texts—lessons are built on well-regarded fiction and informational excerpts and complete works, many featuring Exemplar texts and Exemplar authors.

Close reading—students return to the selections to offer textual evidence to substantiate their answers.

Writing in response to reading—students demonstrate a deep understanding of selections by using textual evidence to write about what they have read.

Progress monitoring—unit practice tests assess skills practiced and reviewed.

Mastery Test—standards-based questions mirror those on CCSS assessments to measure progress and skill mastery.